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United  States  DepMnilnt^IgFkdture, 

BUREAU  OF  ANIMAL  INDUSTRY. 


ORDER  OF  THE  COMMISSIONERS  OF  THE  DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA 
FOR  THE  SUPPRESSION  AND  PREVENTION  OF  TUBERCULOSIS  IN 
CATTLE. 


Executive  Office, 
Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia. 

Washington,  November  26^  1909. 

Ordered:  The  Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Columbia  having 
learned  that  tuberculosis,  a  communicable  disease,  prevails  among  the 
cattle  in  the  District  of  Columbia  and  adjacent  States,  do  hereby,  pur- 
suant to  law,  authorize  and  direct  the  following'  measures  for  the 
prompt  suppression  and  to  prevent  the  spread  of  bovine  tuberculosis 
within  the  District  of  Columbia  and  to  adjoining-  States: 

Section  1.  It  is  hereby  ordered  that  no  cattle  shall,  in  any  manner, 
be  removed  from  the  District  of  Columbia  except  upon  written  per- 
mission from  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  or  the 
Health  Officer  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  which  removal  shall  only 
be  granted  for  cattle  which  have  successfully  passed  an  official  tuber- 
culin test,  oi-  are  for  immediate  slaughter  at  an  establishment  at  which 
United  States  meat  inspection  is  maintained. 

Sec.  2.  Any  person,  firm,  or  corporation  desiring-  to  bring  any 
cattle  into  the  District  of  Columbia,  except  as  provided  in  section  3, 
paragraph  (c),  shall  first  make  application  and  obtain  a  permit  from 
the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  or  from  the  Health  Officer 
of  the  District  of  Columbia.  The  said  application  shall  be  in  writing, 
stating  the  number,  sex.  and  the  age  of  the  cattle,  whether  over  or 
under  6  months  old,  the  exact  place,  date,  and  time  at  which  it  is 
desired  to  enter  said  cattle,  and  their  destination  within  the  District 
of  Columbia,  together  with  a  declaration  showing  clearly  the  purpose 
for  which  the  cattle  are  desired  to  be  entered,  whether  for  immediate 
slaughter,  feeding  or  breeding  purposes,  or  for  milk  production. 

Sec.  3.  (a)  Cattle  offered  for  entry  into  the  District  of  Columbia 
must  be  accompanied  by  a  permit,  as  provided  in  section  2,  and  must 
be  identified  by  an  official  veterinarian  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal 
Industry  or  of  the  Health  Department  of  the  District  of  Columbia. 
and  must  be  appropriately  tagged  before  entrance  is  permitted,  except 
as  provided  in  paragraph  (c)  of  this  section.         . 

(b)  Cattle  over  6  months  old,  for  purposes  other  than  immediate 
slaughter,  unless  accompanied  by  a  satisfactory  certificate  of  tubercu- 
lin test  by  a  veterinary  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry 
or  an  official  veterinarian  of  the  Health  Department  of  "the  District  of 
Columbia  or  of  the  State  from  which  brought,  must  be  immediately 
taken  after  identification,  as  provided  in  paragraph  (//)  of  this  section, 
to  a  place  designated  by  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry 

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or  Health  Officer  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  there  quarantined 
apart  from  all  other  cattle  until  officially  tuberculin  tested  and  dis- 
posed of  in  accordance  with  these  regulations:  l^rovided^  That  no 
indemnity  shall  be  allowed  for  such  cattle  as  shall  be  slaughtered  on 
account  of  their  being  deemed  to  be  tuberculous.  When  accompanied 
by  certificate  of  tuberculin  test,  as  herein  provided,  the  siid  certificate 
must  show  the  place  and  the  date,  within  thirty  days,  of  being  offered 
for  entry,  of  inspection  and  tuberculin  testing,  also  temperature  chart, 
description  of  the  animal  or  animals,  age,  markings,  and  tag  numbers, 
if  tagged. 

(c)  Cattle  for  immediate  slaughter  may  enter  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia if  tagged  in  accordance  with  paragraph  (a)  and  without  the 
tuberculin  test,  on  condition  that  the  tag  therein  provided  for  shall 
remain  attached  to  the  hide  until  removed  in  the  presence  of  an 
employee  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  or  of  the  Health  Depart- 
ment of  the  District  of  Columbia,  to  either  of  whom  it  shall  be  deliv- 
ered. The  owner  of  the  animal  at  the  time  of  slaughter  is  hereby 
required  to  notify  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  or  the 
Health  Officer  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  stating  the  place  where  the 
hides  will  be  found.  If  shipped  in  cars  and  consigned  direct  to  an 
establishment  having  United  States  meat  inspection,  cattle  for  imme- 
diate slaughter  may  enter  the  District  of  Columbia  without  complying 
with  section  2  and  section  3,  paragraph  (a):  Provided,  however,  That 
the  consignee  shall  keep  a  complete  record  of  each  animal  received, 
date  of  receipt,  its  place  of  origin,  railroads  traversed,  name  of  ship- 
per, and  butcher  class  to  which  each  animal  belongs,  and  shall  report 
the  same  before  the1  slaughter  of  any  such  animals  to  the  Chief  of  the 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  through  the  veterinary  inspector  stationed 
at  that  establishment. 

(d)  Cattle  under  6  months  old  for  purposes  other  than  immediate 
slaughter,  when  not  accompanied  by  certificates  as  indicated  in  para- 
graph (/>),  may  be  brought  into  the  District  of  Columbia  as  provided 
in  paragraph  (a),  but  said  cattle  must  be  accompanied  by  affidavits  b}^ 
the  breeder  or  feeder  and  by  the  owner  or  shipper:  said  affidavits  to 
state  that  tuberculosis  has  not  been  known  to  exist  on  the  premises, 
during  the  six  months  immediately  preceding  the  otter  for  entry,  upon 
which  said  animals  have  been  kept. 

Sec.  4.  Cattle  over  6  months  old  already  within  the  District  of 
Columbia  shall  be  inspected  and  tuberculin  tested  by  a  veterinary 
inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  or  of  the  Health  Depart- 
ment of  the  District  of  Columbia.  Cattle  under  6  months  old  shall, 
in  (he  same  manner,  be  inspected,  and  when  deemed  necessary  shall  be 
tuberculin  tested,  said  inspection  and  tuberculin  testing  to  be  repeated 
annually,  or  at  such  times  as  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry 
or  the  Health  Officer  of  the  District  of  Columbia  may  direct.  All  such 
cattle  shall  be  officially  tagged  "  IT.  S.,  B.  A.  I.,"  with  a  serial  number, 
or  b'  LI.  S.,  B.  A.  I.,  Reacted,"  with  a  serial  number. 

Sec.  5.  All  cattle  already  within  the  District  of  Columbia  which 
are  deemed  to  be  tuberculous,  either  as  a  result  of  physical  examina- 
tion or  the  tuberculin  test,  shall  be  slaughtered  within  a  time  and  at  a 
place  designated  by  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  or 
the  Health  Officer  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  shall  be  subject  to 
official  post-mortem  inspection,  and  the  carcass  of  any  such  animal 
shall  be  disposed  of  according  to  the  meat- inspection  regulations  of 
the  Bureau  of  Animal   Industry.     All  such  cattle  shall  be  appraised 


before  being  slaughtered,  the  owners  to  be  indemnified  as  hereinafter 
provided  from  any  available  appropriation  made  by  Congress  for  the 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  of  the  United  States  Department  of  Agri- 
culture for  carrying  out  the  provisions  of  the  act  of  May  29,  1884, 
except  as  specified  in  section  8  of  these  regulations:  Provided,  That 
no  liability  shall  be  incurred  under  these  regulations  by  the  United 
States  Department  of  Agriculture  in  excess  of  the  funds  available 
from  the  aforesaid  appropriation  of  Congress,  and  whenever  the  Chief 
of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  shall  deem  it  necessary  or  advisable?, 
because  of  the  lack  of  funds  for  the  aforesaid  purpose,  he  shall  notify 
the  Health  Officer  of  the  District  of  Columbia  to  that  effect,  and  there- 
after no  liabilities  shall  accrue  against  the  United  States  on  account 
of  any  act  done  or  permitted  under  these  regulations.  ^ 

Sec.  6.  (a)  The  Health  Officer  of  the  District  of  Columbia  shall  desig- 
nate or  request  the  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  to  designate 
an  appraiser,  who  shall  appraise  each  animal  within  five  days  prior  to 
the  date  of  slaughter,  basing  the  amount  upon  the  class  and  market 
value  of  the  animal  at  the  time  of  the  appraisal,  whether  for  breeding 
purposes  or  for  meat  or  milk  production.  Animals  reacting  to  the 
tuberculin  test  but  not  exhibiting  any  physical  evidence  of  tuberculosis 
shall  be  appraised  without  considering  the  presence  of  a  diseased  con- 
dition, but  animals  exhibiting  any  physical  evidence  of  tuberculosis 
shall  be  appraised  as  diseased  animals.  The  amount  of  appraisal  shall 
not  in  any  case  exceed  the  sum  of  seventy-five  dollars  for  a  purebred 
and  registered  animal,  or  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars  for  a  grade  or  non- 
registered  animal.  If  the  amount  of  appraisal  of  any  animal,  as  deter- 
mined by  the  appraiser  designated,  is  not  satisfactory  to  the  owner  or 
owners  of  such  animal,  a  written  notice  of  such  fact,  setting  forth  the 
reasons  for  complaint,  shall  be  forwarded  upon  the  day  of  appraisal 
to  the  Health  Officer  of  the  District  of  Columbia.  The  amount  of  the 
appraisal  shall  then  be  determined  by  arbitrators,  one  to  be  appointed 
by  the  Health  Officer  of  the  District  of  Columbia  or  the  Chief  of  the 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  and  one  Iry  the  owner  or  owners  of  the 
animal  or  animals.  If  the  said  arbitrators  are  not  able  to  agree  as  to 
the  amount  of  appraisal,  a  third  arbitrator  shall  be  appointed  by  them, 
whose  decision  shall  be  final.  Arbitrators  shall  be  paid  at  a  rate 
of  compensation  not  to  exceed  five  dollars  per  diem  and  necessary 
expenses.  Compensation  for  the  arbitrator  appointed  by  the  owner, 
and  the  third  arbitrator,  if  appointed,  shall  be  paid  from  the  fund  of 
the  United  States  Department  of  Agriculture  if  the  decision  made  is 
against  the  arbitrator  appointed  by  the  Health  Officer  or  the  Chief  of 
the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  but  if  the  decision  is  in  favor  of  such 
arbitrator  the  owner  shall  pay  the  compensation  of  the  arbitrator 
appointed  by  him,  and  the  third  arbitrator,  if  appointed. 

(h)  Following  the  appraisal  of  animals,  in  accordance  with  para- 
graph (a)  of  this  section,  the  amount  of  reimbursement  shall  be  deter- 
mined by  the  results  of  post-mortem  inspection  according  to  the 
following  rules: 

Rule  1.  If  any  animal  is  found,  upon  post-mortem  inspection,  not 
to  be  affected  with  tuberculosis,  the  carcass  and  other  edible  portions 
shall  be  passed  for  food,  and  the  owner  shall  sell  the  same,  including  all 
accompanying  parts,  for  a  reasonable  price,  which  price  shall  be 
deducted  from  the  amount  of  appraisal,  and  the  balance,  if  any,  thus 
remaining,  shall  be  paid  from  any  fund  available  for  that  purpose. 


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Ride  (2.  If  any  animal  is  found,  upon  post-mortem  inspection,  to  be 
affected  with  tuberculosis,  and  the  lesions  are  such  that  the  carcass 
and  parts  of  the  carcass  are  passed  for  food,  the  owner  shall  sell  the 
same,  including  all  accompanying1  parts,  for  a  reasonable  price,  which 
price  shall  be  deducted  from  eight3T  per  centum  of  the  amount  of  the 
appraisal,  and  the  balance,  if  any,  thus  remaining  shall  be  paid  from 
an}T  fund  available  for  that  purpose. 

Rule  J. — If  any  animal,  upon  post-mortem  inspection,  is  condemned 
for  offal,  the  owner  shall  sell  the  hide  for  a  reasonable  price,  which 
price  shall  be  deducted  from  forty  per  centum  of  the  amount  of  the 
appraisal,  and  the  balance,  if  an}T,  thus  remaining  shall  be  paid  from 
any  fund  available  for  that  purpose. 

Sec.  7.  Any  premises  upon  which  there  have  been  kept  animals 
affected  with  tuberculosis  shall  be  disinfected  promptly  after  the  re- 
moval of  such  animals,  and  in  a  manner  satisfactory  to  the  Chief  of 
the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  or  the  Health  Officer  of  the  District 
of  Columbia,  said  disinfection  to  be  at  the  expense  of  the  owner  or 
owners  of  the  premises  or  of  the  owner  of  the  animals. 

Sec.  8.  Any  owner,  shipper,  or  common  carrier  bringing  any  cattle 
into  the  District  of  Columbia  in  violation  of  these  regulations  will  be 
liable  to  prosecution,  and  the  cattle  shall  be  immediately  removed,  at 
the  owner's  expense,  from  the  District  of  Columbia.  Such  cattle, 
however,  may  remain  in  the  District  of  Columbia  if  inspected  and 
tuberculin  tested  under  the  following  conditions:  The  owner  or  owners 
shall  first  sign  an  agreement  providing  for  the  inspection  and  tuber- 
culin test  by  a  veterinary  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry 
or  of  the  Health  Department  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  if  any 
one  or  more  of  the  said  animals  should  then  be  deemed  tuberculous, 
that  he  or  they  will  cause  such  animals  to  be  slaughtered  in  accordance 
with  the  specifications  of  section  five  of  these  regulations;  and,  further, 
that  no  claim  for  reimbursement  for  any  loss  which  might  be  thus  sus- 
tained will  ever  be  made  against  the  United  States  Department  of 
Agriculture,  or  any  other  branch  of  the  United  States  Government, 
or  the  District  of  Columbia,  or  any  officer  or  department  thereof. 

Sec.  9.  Any  person  violating  any  of  these  regulations,  or  entering 
cattle  by  fraudulent  means,  or  using  false  or  fraudulent  tags,  or  inter- 
fering in  any  way  with  the  work  of  any  official,  or  using  any  false  or 
fraudulent  means  to  enable  any  cattle  to  pass  the  tuberculin  test,  shall 
be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not  more  than  forty  dollars  nor  less  than  five 
dollars. 

The  foregoing  regulations  shall  go  into  effect  upon  their  approval 
by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture. 

IIknky  B.  F.  Macfarland, 
Henry  L.  West, 
William  V.  Judson, 
Commissioners  of  the  District  of  Colum  ha. 

Approved,  November  27,  1909. 

James  Wilson, 
Secretary  of  Agriculture. 

Note.— The  States  of  Maryland  and  Virginia  require  tuberculin  test  for  dairy  and 
neat  cattle  entering  from  other  States. 

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